Lockheed Martin won an $18.8 million modification contract for planning and risk reduction of the Aegis Ashore defense system in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Aave ‘LEND’s Hand to Decentralized Finance Movement
Aave is a decentralized finance money market that allows users to earn interest on cryptocurrency and borrow against it. Aave launched its money market, which is based on the cryptocurrency Ethereum, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan convenience chains retreat from scale in first store cuts
The number of convenience stores across Japan under 15 companies fell 0.5% to 58,250 in fiscal 2019, the first-ever decline in comparable data going back to 1981, a recent Nikkei survey of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe to consult with doctors before Friday news conference: sources
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will consult with doctors before holding a news conference on Friday, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, amid worries about his health after two ... ( read original story ...)
Vanguard to shut institutional offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo
Vanguard Group will close its Hong Kong office and its sales and client service office in Tokyo over the coming six to 24 months, the firm said Wednesday. The move follows a decision made earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
University of Tokyo startup finds partner on flying cars
The startup, which is aiming to commercialize a single-passenger vehicle that flies with propellers, has formed a capital and business partnership with Yoshimasu Seisakusho, a Tokyo-based producer ... ( read original story ...)
The Dish: Former Soda & Swine spot transformed into Fortunate Son
Plus news on Puesto, Whisknladle, Loma Club, Pandemic Pizza, Westfield UTC and the closures of Sapporo in O.B. and O'Sullivan's in Carlsbad ... ( read original story ...)
Remains dug from Japan mass grave suggest epidemic in 1800s
Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, buried in a 19th century mass grave while excavating as part of ... ( read original story ...)
Tara Kono, top candidate to be next Japan PM, stirs debate on women taking Chrysanthemum Throne
A leading candidate to become Japan’s next prime minister has reopened a debate about the survival of the country’s monarchy, proposing that women should be allowed to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne ... ( read original story ...)
South Africa praised Jerome Garces on his physical appearance to receive decisions during World Cup
The Springboks produced an emphatic display to easily overcome England 32-12 in the final in Yokohama last year - their first World Cup triumph since 2007. ( read original story ...)
Germany, France Take Action; Japan’s Second Wave: Virus Update
Germany will extend a program designed to stop millions of workers losing their jobs, joining several other European nations in renewing its job-support package. Meanwhile, France is preparing to ... ( read original story ...)
Mass grave in Japan suggests epidemic from 1800s
Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, buried in a 19th century mass grave while excavating as part of a city development ... ( read original story ...)
In a second Trump term, Tokyo would need to bolster ties elsewhere
The U.S. president has repeatedly voiced disdain for the existing alliance system, calling allied countries freeloaders that should pay more of its costs. ( read original story ...)
Colony Capital to Present at the 2020 Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Summit
Colony Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) announced today that Marc Ganzi, CEO of Colony Capital, Inc., and Jon Mauck, Managing Director of Digital Colony, Co ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese AI startup hits $1bn market cap on revenue of $3m
A Japanese artificial intelligence startup that had its IPO last week has exceeded $1 billion in market capitalization, even though it has yet to build a solid earnings track record, in a sign that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to buy 2 biomass projects in Japan from Equis
Tokyo Gas Co will buy two biomass power projects in Japan with 126 megawatts (MW) in total output capacity from Singapore investment firm Equis, Japan's biggest city gas supplier said on Wednesday. To ... ( read original story ...)